Shaft-support for vehicles.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1903.

T.- H. BENNETT. SHAFT UPPORT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION PILEDJAN. 29. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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IN VQQN TOR Altornzy WITNESSES Patented May 26, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. BENNETT,

OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

SHAFT-SUPPO RT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of- Letters Patent No. 729,119, dated May 26, 1903. Application filed January 29, 1903. Serial No. 141,019. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaft-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shaft-supports; and the object of my invention is the provision of a simple, durable, and inexpensive device which can be easily applied and which will hold the shafts of a vehicle in a raised position to protect the shafts and save room and prove practical and useful for the intended purpose.

To attain the desired objects, my invention consists of a shaft-support embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts,substantia1ly as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a vehicle with my device in the position it remains when not in use. Fig. 2 represents a similar view with my device in the assumed position when supporting the shafts. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of my device detached.

In the drawings, A designates the axle,and B designates theshaftspf avehicle connected by a suitable shaft-coupling G, and my device consists of the base-strip D, secured by the clip E to the axle and formed at its outer end with the lugs F, in which is pivoted the head G, carrying the angle-arm H, which head is engaged by the spring J,secured upon the base-strip, and said spring acts to hold the angle-arm when closed or open and also prevents rattling of the same. The angle arm when the device is used for supporting the shafts is in a vertical position with the horizontal end resting under the shafts when raised. Th us the an gle-arm serves to hold the shafts in a raised position.

It is evident that I provide a device which can be applied easily and cheaply, which will not mar or disfigure the vehicle,and which will reliablyhold the shafts in a raised position, and thus save considerable space and protect the shafts from-damage.

'1; In combination with an axle and shafts of a vehicle, a movable arm pivoted at its lower end upon the axle and having a bent or angled upper end adapted to engage the shafts and hold them in a raised position.

2. In combination with an axle and shafts of a vehicle, a plate mounted upon the axle, and an angle-arm pivoted upon the plate and adapted to have its upper angled end engage the shafts to hold them in a raised position.

3. In combination with an axle and shafts, a pivoted or hinged angle-arm mounted upon the axle and adapted to have its upper angled end engage .and hold the shafts up, and a spring to hold the arm in position and prevent rattling.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS H. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

. E. L. TAYLOR, E. G. TAYLOR. 

